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FOLDING BATH STAND. Pla-316,324. Pa,t@ntedAp1-.21,1885.

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C. C. BARNWELL.

- FOLDING BATH STAND. No. 316,324. Patented Apnl, 1885.

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Arena FOLDING BATH-STAND.

SPECIFICATION' forming part of Letters Patent No. 316,324, dated April21, 1885.

Applicaiion filed March 6, 18S-l. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern.-

Beit known that I, CHARLOTTE C. BARN- WELL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing` at Beaufort, in the county of Beaufort and State ofSouth Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFolding Bath-Stands,of which the following isa specication.

My invention relates to a bath-stand convertible into a table-top, andembodying also provision for use as a commode. The construction wherebythe desired result is accomplished will be described in connection withthe accompanying drawings, which illustrate what is deemed the bestmethod of carrying the invention into eect.

Figure l shows the stand closed up, having the appearance of a cabinet.Fig. 2 shows the stand arranged for use as an ordinary washstand. Fig. 3is a vertical section of the sta-nd when closed,as in Fig. 1. Fig. Llisa horizontal section through the top part of the stand on line x a: ofFig. 3. Fig. 5 is a view of the stand as seen when arranged for use as atable-.

top. Fig. 6 is a view of the cover which is to be placed over the basinin the table-top. Fig. 7 is an elevation or end View of the stand whenarranged for use as atable-top.

The letter A designates the front, B the back, O the hinged cover, and Dthe bottom, of thestand.v

When up, the cover is supported by bracerods C', and is thereby held sothat its back surface is a continuation of or on the same plane, orplane even with the back of the stand. The top cover thereby becomes aneX- tension of the back.

The upper part of the front has a door, a, hinged to turned down, thoughit may be hinged to turn to one side. The bottom of the door opens on alevel with the commode-top or wash-basin top. This door is held closedby a hook or any suitable device, and the cover has a flange, b, whichtakes on the outer side of the door, as seen in Fig. 3.

When the cover is up and the door open,as in Fig. 2, the stand may beused either as a wash-stand or a commode.

A horizontal top, c, iiush with the bottom edge of the door a, supportsa basin, d, which is let down or suspended through the top. Asupplemental top, e, rests upon the basin-top,

and has a circular opening, f, in which to set and suspend thecommode-vessel g, as seen in Figs. 2 and 3. The commode occupies spacewithin the basin. The supplemental top has two notches, g, in the edgeof the opening f, one placed diametrically opposite the other. One ofthese notches is to receive the handle of the commode-vessel, and theother is to allow a finger of the hand to be inserted below the topflange of said vessel when it is desired to remove it from the top.

The supplemental top may be hinged at the back edge to turn upvertically, as in Fig. 2, or may be entirely removed to expose thewash-basin d'.

At each side E, considering the stand in an upright position, is a topgroove, h, and abottom groove, h. An extension side or a supplementalside board, E, occupies these grooves, and said board is thereby adaptedto slide out to the front, as indicated in Figs. 2 and 4 by brokenlines. These sliding side boards, when drawn out, serve as legs tosupport the stand, as shown in Figs. 5 and 7,

4when it is desired to convert it into a table.

Holes t' are formed in* the sides E, into which pins fi are inserted.These keep the side boards from sliding back. rlhere may` be two or moresets of these holes, and there. by the side boards may be projected ordrawn out more or less, thus enabling the height of the table-top to beadjusted.

A leaf, F, is hinged at the back B, the hinges k being at one of thevertical corners. (See Fig. 4..) This leaf stands normally close againstthe back, and is of the same size as the back. To the upper edge of thisleaf a second leaf, Gr, is hinged and hangs normally down close againstthe rst leaf, as in Fig. 3. This second leaf is of equal length with thehinged cover O.

It is obvious that instead of the leaf G beinghinged to the leaf F, itmay be hinged to one of the side edges of the cover C, and thereby servethe same purpose in forming the table-top.

When it is desired to convert the stand into a table-top, the door a isclosed and fastened, the two side boards, E', are drawn out and securedby the pins The stand is then turned with its front sidedown, and issupported by the projected side boards, as seen. The leaves IOO F and Gare then spread to a horizontal position, and the hinged cover C raised,and these, together with the back B, present a uniform level surface,which constitutes the table-top.

One or more suitable braces, a, are provided to support the leaf F. Thenthis leaf is folded against the back, the braces a are removed anddisposed of in any convenient manner, and a suitable support of anykindfor instance, like that designated by the letter p-lnay be used tosustain the leaf G.

It will be seen that the leafF, when spread, becomes an extension of theback B, and therefore this leaf F, like the cover C, before described,may be termed an extension for enlarging the back into a table-top.

A wash-basin, L, is permanently secured in an opening at the back of thestand,'and the edge of the basin is on the inner side of 'the back.

WV hen the stand is turned down for the back to form atable-top, thebasin is below the surface of the table-top. Its position is shown inFigs. 3 and 5, and is indicated bya broken line in Fig. 7. The basin hasawaste-plug, s, in its bottom, by which the water may be let off into avessel, which may be placed below the basin within the stand, and thereset upon the front. To do this it is only necessary to remove thewash-basin d in the top.

A cover, L', is provided to rest upon the edge of the basin, and, whendesired, it is placed thereon in order that the table-top present anunbroken surface.

rlwo extension-pieces, q, are pivoted and occupy a recess, r, in theback at its lower edge.

Vhen turned towardfeach other,they are flush with the surface of theback, and leaf F may stand against them. When turned out, as

shown in Fig. 5they serve as foot'supports for a person who may bestretched upon the table-top.

The stand is made convertible into a tabletop for the convenience of"physicians oihces and hospitals, being designed for the examination anddressing of wounds.

A smaller size of the stand may also be made for use in the bed-chamberor nursery; and for this use the second leaf, G, may be dispensed with,but the leaf F and the hinged cover, one or both, will still constitutean extension.

Having described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by LettersPatent of the United Statesl. A stand having a top, e, provided with acircular opening, f, and two notches, g', in the edge of the opening,said notches being on opposite sides, and a com mode-'vessel suspendedthereon, as set forth.

2. A stand having a closed back, a commodeseat at right angles to theback, a washbasin suspended by its rim, and an extension hinged to theback for enlarging the latter into a table-top, whereby the stand in oneposition will serve as a com mode-seat, and when turned in the otherposition-that is,with its front side down-will serve as a table-top, asset forth.

3. A stand having` a top for supporting a wash-basin or commode-vessel,a closed back at right angles to the top, an extension hinged to theback for enlarging the'latter into a tabletop, and a supplemental sideboard, E, on two opposite sides of the said top,which slide or extendaway from the back, wlie1eby,when the stand is turned in such positionthat its back may be used for a table-top the said side boards willserve as legs, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLOTTE C. BARNVVFLL.

Witnesses:

J No. T. MADDOX, JN0. E. MORRIS.

